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No first day classes for new UBC students thanks to Imagine UBC

For most new university students, the first day of school is a desperate attempt to hunt down classrooms while trying to orient themselves in unfamiliar surroundings. But UBC’s 5,000 new […]

Aug 29, 1997

Building opening ushers in new era in Canadian journalism

Sing Tao Ltd. Chair Sally Aw will join Sing Tao School of Journalism Director Donna Logan, University of British Columbia President Martha Piper, Board of Governors Chair Shirley Chan, and […]

Aug 27, 1997

Sing Tao School of Journalism building opens at UBC

Event: Sing Tao School of Journalism building opening Date: Wednesday, Aug. 27, 1997 Time: 2:30 p.m. Location: Corner of West Mall and Crescent Road (Gate 4) Parking: Available at the […]

Aug 20, 1997

Burnaby transformation may pave way for brighter high-density future

Faced with burgeoning populations, car-oriented communities, and a growing demand for greenspace, thousands of North American communities stand to benefit from an urban design exercise about to get underway in […]

Aug 15, 1997

Seldom-seen Romantic’s works come to Belkin Gallery

Exhibit organizers describe it as the art blockbuster of the summer. When over 80 rarely seen works by the French Romantic painter, Theodore Gericault, go on display at the Morris […]

Aug 14, 1997

New appointments to UBC board announced

Three new members have been appointed by the provincial government to UBC’s Board of Governors. They are: business leader Larry Bell, president and CEO of Shato Holdings Ltd., a food […]

Aug 14, 1997

UBC zeros in on bad breath Aug. 22-23

Experts in bad breath from as far as Europe and Australia will converge on UBC Aug. 22-23 when the Faculty of Dentistry hosts the Third International Conference on Breath Odor. […]

Aug 14, 1997

South Pacific genes may hold Alzheimer’s clues

A disease found on the South Pacific island of Guam may shed light on how Alzheimer’s disease develops, according to a team of researchers led by UBC neuroscientist Dr. Pat […]

Aug 14, 1997

UBC makes a splash on national swim programs

Top swimmers from B.C. and Western Canada have gained a new and comprehensive training facility with the designation of the UBC Aquatic Centre as the UBC Thunderbird National Swim Centre. […]

Aug 14, 1997

Outdoor workers at high risk for skin cancer

Sunscreen is just for the beach, right? Not according to a study comparing sun exposure during leisure and work activities recently released. Researchers Jean Shoveller, Asst. Prof. Jason Rivers, Dermatology […]

Aug 14, 1997

Official Community Plan gets GVRD go-ahead

The Official Community Plan (OCP), which is a framework for long-term development on the UBC campus, gained fourth and final reading from the Greater Vancouver Regional District late last month. […]

Aug 14, 1997

Former CBC executive heads journalism school

Former Canadian Broadcasting Corporation executive Donna Logan has been named director of the Sing Tao School of Journalism. Her appointment began Aug. 1. Logan’s extensive experience in both print and […]

Aug 14, 1997

St. John’s new principal aims for light and truth

When St. John’s College welcomes its first 32 resident scholars from around the world this September, Grant Ingram is determined to see it follows in the spirit of `light and […]

Aug 14, 1997

Bad breath on dentists’ minds

The Faculty of Dentistry isn’t afraid to talk about bad breath. That’s why they’re hosting the Third International Conference on Breath Odor on campus Aug. 22-23. Vancouver was chosen as […]

Aug 14, 1997

No easy solution to fish war warns expert

by Sean Kelly Staff writer Zoologist Tony Pitcher, UBC co-director of the Pacific Fisheries Think Tank, holds his thumb and index finger a few centimetres apart. “In the area around […]

Aug 14, 1997

Head, Smith lead centre

Two well-known Canadian foreign policy specialists have been appointed to senior positions in the Liu Centre for International Studies. Ivan Head, currently professor of law and chair in South-North Studies. […]

Aug 14, 1997

Liu Centre to be housed near International House

The university is proceeding with a plan to build facilities for the Liu Centre for International Studies adjacent to International House at Gate 4 following the Board of Governors’ rejection […]

Aug 14, 1997

University faces deep budget cuts

by Gavin Wilson Staff writer The University of British Columbia is making the deepest budget cuts in more than a decade in order to produce a balanced budget for the […]

Aug 14, 1997

Three named to Board of Governors

Three new members have been appointed by the province to the university’s Board of Governors. They are business leader Larry Bell, health educator Guninder Mumick and natural resource strategist Linda […]

Aug 14, 1997

UBC grad takes UBC technology into space

by Stephen Forgacs Staff writer A UBC graduate has boldly gone where no UBC graduate has gone before. Astronaut Bjarni Tryggvason, a UBC Engineering Physics grad, is orbiting the earth […]

Aug 14, 1997